BMC International College

Introduction

A unique opportunity to learn, improve and speak Japanese and at the same time build a friendship across cultures. Small groups to suit all ability groups from beginners to advanced level, meet weekly with a qualified and experienced language teacher.

This is a functional course which is specially designed for beginners but also for those who are currently engaged in activities that require reasonable command of the Japanese language but are not fully conversant with the language. This course is conducted in a highly methodical approach and covers all the topics listed below.

Units covered

• Japanese Syllables
• Basic Pronunciation
• Words for Daily Usage
• Simple Phonics
• Basic Grammar
• Constructing Simple Sentence

Course Contents

Beginner Module

• Japanese Syllables
• Hiragana Katakana script
• Meeting people
• Identifying & describing things
• Numerals
  • Telling time - Hours
  • Indicating specific times
  • Months
  • Dates
  • Days
• Describing position
• Expressing the existence of animate & inanimate objects
• Verbs
  • Past, present and future tenses
  • Progressive verbs
• Expressing a request or an invitation
• Asking for permission
• Listing two or more actions & stating opinions

Elementary Module

• Stating an opinion
• Expressing desire or hope
• Requesting permission
• Asking someone not to do something
• Comparison
• Expressions of "Giving and Receiving Actions"
• Doing something while doing other things
• Making suggestions & giving advice
• Reporting second-hand information
• Doing something as an advanced preparation
• Telephone conversation

Intermediate Module

• Offering, accepting & declining help
• Imperative form, prohibitive form and expression of request
• Potential Forms I (ability, availability & possibility)
• Potential Forms II (ability, availability & possibility)
• Expression of past experience
• Expressing decisions
• Indicating cause, effect & reason I
• Indicating cause, effect & reason II
• Conditional forms I
• Conditional forms II
• Telephone skills
  • Asking for information
  • Leaving & passing on messages

Note: Course syllabus will be provided upon registration.

Pre-register “Certificate in Japanese Conversation - Elementary/Intermediate” with us to receive a waiver of $50 Regsitration Fee when you decide to enrol. This offer is only valid for online pre-registration.

This pre-registration is applicable only to Singapore citizens, PRs
and valid pass holders.
Not applicable to subsidies enrolment
(SDF/WDA, NTUC, Mendaki, CDAC, CDC).
The course is presently not available for International students.
All fields are mandatory.